Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: thy-rotropin-re-leas-ing hor-mone
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

TRH thyrotropin-releasing factor trf protirelin

Questions

What does thyrotropin-releasing hormone mean?: A hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.

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